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Vicksburg Campaign

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Historian Terrence J. Winschel provides a brief overview of General Ulysses S. Grant's successful campaign to capture the City of Vicksburg. This video is part of the American Battlefield Trust's In4 video series, which presents short videos on basic Civil War topics. American Battlefield Trust

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Battle Facts

Hinds County and Warren County, MS | May 17, 1863

Result: Union Victory

Estimated Casualties

2,273

Union
273

Confed.
1,751

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